Considering im fat, that would make me some form of bigshot, so yes. if i was a grunt probably, just because people now a days are way bigger then they used to be.

Yeh, but the guys back then may have been far more skilled in sword-fighting than even the most enthusiastic resurrector of battlefield arts long since forgotten by the rest of the world - and know exactly how to deal with a larger, stronger, but less technically-sound opponent...

Or not. Weren't many historical armies largely composed of peasants who were recruited on the spot, as and when required (and given a few days of training?)? Dunno - I'm not a history buff.

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Originally Posted by Gosai

I'd think that would be the case. Given the number of revolts that seem to happen in a lot of mideval countries you wouldn't want a large, well trained group of peasant soldiers out there.

Medieval.

The European middle ages encompassed a thousand fucking years of history, you really can't generalise like that at all. So don't.

The English longbowman, as an example, was an incredibly well trained peasant. It was in fact mandated by law that every able bodied man practice with this weapon, because it took so much time to master.

It's not that they didn't want well trained and equipped armies, it's that it was expensive as all hell, especially arms and armour. A mail hauberk in modern terms cost as much as a house.